Ayush Singhvi

Product Development Outsourcing Strategies for Faster Innovation and Reduced Costs

Speed matters. So does staying lean. Outsourcing product development-when done right-unlocks both. It gives startups and scaleups alike access to specialized expertise without the long-term commitment of building a team from scratch. The goal isn’t just saving money-it’s reducing risk, accelerating go-to-market, and freeing up internal bandwidth to

Custom Software Development: Your Guide to Enterprise Innovation and Growth

If you’re running an enterprise without an internal tech team, here’s the reality: your off-the-shelf tools weren’t built for you. They weren’t built to scale with your workflows, integrate with your stack, or deliver the kind of visibility your operations demand. And when you outsource development,

Tips to Avoid Falling Into an AI Fix Loop

At Byldd, we’ve worked closely with early-stage startups and founders navigating the pitfalls of AI-powered development tools. This guide compiles our top practical insights to help you build smarter and avoid common fix-loop traps. Ideally, you want to prevent these loops before they start (or at least make them

Keep Your AI-Built App Clean: Why AI Code Turns to Spaghetti & How to Prevent It

AI tools can write code faster than ever - but without the right guardrails, that speed often comes at the cost of structure and maintainability. If you’ve noticed your AI-generated codebase getting harder to navigate or update, you’re not alone. This blog breaks down why AI-built code tends

The Ultimate Guide To Preventing Code Bloat in 2025 : A Non-Tech Founder’s Guide

Building with AI tools but your codebase keeps ballooning? Here’s how to stay lean, ship faster, and avoid bloated builds-even if you don’t know how to code. Looking to build your product fast without code bloat? Byldd helps non-technical founders build lean, scalable apps using AI and custom

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Affordable Software Development Services for Small Businesses

Affordable Software Development Services for Small Businesses Have you ever thought about getting a cool app or website for your small business, but worried it would cost too much? You're not alone! Many small business owners think custom software is only for big companies with lots of money. But that's

How does it work? What is your process like?

We’ll start with a few deep dives with the founder. The purpose of the deep dives is to figure out the product vision, industry analysis, competitor analysis and product strategy. We do about 2-3 deep dives to fully understand the founder’s vision and also to figure out technical

Navigating the SaaS Landscape as a Non-Technical Founder

If you're venturing into the realm of SaaS businesses without a tech background, fret not. Let's demystify this journey for you. It's a path less trodden but brimming with opportunities if navigated smartly. The Unique Edge of Non-Technical Founders First off, your non-technical background isn't a setback, it's a differentiator.

How to Get Your First Customer with Cold Email

Are you struggling to get your first customer? Reaching out to users, but no one's buying? Cold emailing can be a powerful way to reach out to potential customers and generate leads. The first step in getting your first customer with cold email is to identify your target audience. This

The Price of Love: Estimating the Costs to Launch a Dating App Startup

In today's digital age, the quest for romance has undergone a digital transformation. Dating apps have taken center stage, connecting individuals in search of love, companionship, or fleeting encounters. If you're considering launching your dating app startup, understanding the costs involved is crucial. In this article, we'll explore the intricacies

How much does it cost to build a social media platform?

Creating a social media startup can be an exciting venture, but it's essential to have a clear understanding of the costs involved. Beyond the core development expenses, several critical features and auxiliary costs need consideration. In this article, we'll explore the cost breakdown of launching a social media platform, including

How Much Does It Cost To Build A Product?

If you're an aspiring tech founder and you’re trying to figure out how much of an investment your idea is going to take, this post is for you. Ideally, you want to figure this out without having to talk to someone trying to sell you something. Understandable. Let's get

Customer Acquisition Strategies - Free vs Free Trial vs Freemium

If you’re a founder building a software product, chances are that it will be a challenge to get paying customers. ‘Build it and they will come’ is not a valid go-to-market strategy. You’re gonna have to come up with a way to incentivize customers to use your product.

Founder Series: Building A Streaming Platform Part 1

Four founders reached out last week asking about building products with a video streaming component. These are subscription platforms that either focused entirely on streaming or had streaming as a major component. Some of these were specialized Netflix-esque content platforms while others were platforms like Coursera where video streaming was

Project Lead Responsibilities and Requirements

The next career step for a software engineer at Byldd is to become a project lead. The project lead position is a combination of technical and managerial position, about 65% and 35% respectively. It has several additional responsibilities beyond the responsibilities of a full-stack engineer. Project Leads perform all the

Good Engineer / Bad Engineer

This has been heavily influenced by Ben Horowitz’s Good PM / Bad PM guide. Good engineers make history. Bad engineers destroy companies. This document aims to articulate what separates the good from the bad. A good engineer cares about doing good work for the sake of doing good work. Bad

Good Project Manager / Bad Project Manager

Byldd exists to help non-technical founders build software products and businesses. Our goal is to help our partners go to market with products that can generate recurring revenue, can become profitable and that users keep coming back to. As a company, this puts us in a unique position. We're not

Automating Internal Processes

A few months ago, we worked with an event management company offering a concierge service for private events. The company was about a year old and was dealing an ever increasing number of inbound leads, so much so that often, the sales team was unable to meet demand in a

Building a Streaming Platform - Alternatives and Decision Making

What is SVOD? SVOD stands for Subscriber Video on Delivery. Products like Netflix, Prime Videos and Disney+ are SVOD platform (more or less). It’s one of the possible variations of OTT (over the top) content products. OTT  just means that’s its a streaming media service offered to viewers